What does it mean to be a man?

May 28 2013:
A man takes responsibility for himself and his actions. He can be trusted to do what he says he will do. He can be given responsibility over other people without abusing it. He's not afraid of commitment or hardship. He has control over himself. He takes his obligations seriously.

My dad 's a good example of this. I haven't always looked up to him, but I do now that I'm entering into that world myself and I know how hard it is. He's actually a very quiet, reserved man in the public view. Most people wouldn't notice him and he hasn't done anything that special. He's not particularly outdoorsy, in fact he's a scientist cooped up in a lab most of the day. Yet I consider him one of the manliest men I know. For example, he got up at 4:30 in the morning every day for 15 years to go to work early so he could be home with his kids in the evening. That's what a man does.

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The husband half is biologically assigned in charge of food-seeking, habitat constructing, defending, donating all kinds of co-body-safety messages ceaselessly to his wife (kissing, embracing, and so on).
His ability and smartness come mainly from the ceaseless intimate encouragement of the other half of the marriage ---- the wife.
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